BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS related term(s) Weapons

Bills and resolutions

Crime: make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (see S. 2), S7256 [3DE] (see H.R. 7326), H10269 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a plan for countering emerging and deliberate infectious disease threats (see H.R. 5482), H3209 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish National Advisory Committee on Individuals With Disabilities in All-Hazards Emergencies (see H.R. 6201), H5580 [22JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 2852), S2679 [15MY] (see H.R. 6378), H6262 [16JY] (see H.R. 7328), H10335 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program grants may be used to prepare high-risk State and local governments against weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5399), H2041 [22MR]

——— establish Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (see H.R. 6198), H5580 [22JN] (see H.R. 7213), H9763 [3DE]

Federal agencies and departments: disclose incident report on false ballistic missile event in Hawaii, review current missile threat notification protocols, and strenthen public health readiness for various weapon attacks (see H.R. 4949), H901 [6FE]

Letters

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act: Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Sec. of Homeland Security, H8116 [12SE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8116 [12SE], H9806 [10DE]

——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8116 [12SE], H9806 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS National Advisory Committee on Individuals With Disabilities in All-Hazards Emergencies establishment: Marcie Roth, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies (organization), H8782 [25SE]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Chris Frech, Emergent Biosolutions, Inc., H8787 [25SE]

——— Christopher Healey, Grifols USA, LLC, H8787 [25SE]

——— Cletis Earle, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Erik Decker, Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS), H8787 [25SE]

——— David B. Hoyt, American College of Surgeons (organization), H8778 [25SE]

——— David Burt, Genentech, Inc., H8787 [25SE]

——— Eileen Whalen and Jennifer Ward, Trauma Center Association of America, H8788 [25SE]

——— Jack Kingston, Alliance for Biosecurity and Neil L. Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8777 [25SE]

——— James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, H8785 [25SE]

——— Jennifer Nieto Carey, California Life Sciences Association, H8785 [25SE]

——— John Wiesman, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, H8784 [25SE]

——— Kathy Talkington, Pew Charitable Trusts (organization), H8783 [25SE]

——— Kelly Hoover Thompson, Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative, H8788 [25SE]

——— Laurence Corash, Cerus Corp., H8786 [25SE]

——— Linda Rouse O’Neill, Health Industry Distributors Association, H8781 [25SE]

——— Lisa Foster and Abby Bownas, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, H8777 [25SE]

——— Lori Tremmel Freeman, National Association of County and City Health Officials, H8782 [25SE]

——— Mary Beth Bassett, American Association of Blood Banks, Kate Fry, America’s Blood Centers (organization), and James C. Hrouda, American Red Cross, H8777 [25SE]

——— Michael Fitzpatrick, Cellphire, Inc., H8785 [25SE]

——— Mike Ruley, Allied BioScience, Inc., H8777 [25SE]

——— Paul D. Kivela, American College of Emergency Physicians (organization), H8778 [25SE]

——— Paul G. Auwaerter, Infectious Disease Society of America, H8782 [25SE]

——— Rajeev Venkayya, Takeda Vaccines, Inc., H8788 [25SE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8779 [25SE]

——— Representative Walden, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8779 [25SE]

——— Richard Hatchett, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, H8786 [25SE]

——— Russell C. Ring, Roche Diagnostics Corp., H8788 [25SE]

——— Stefano Bertuzzi and Allen D. Segal, American Society for Microbiology, H8784 [25SE]

——— William Banner, Jr., and Stephen Kaminski, American Association of Poison Control Centers, H8783 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 6378), H8759–H8789 [25SE]

——— reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 7328), H10366–H10393 [20DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (H.R. 6198), H8113–H8117 [12SE]

——— establish Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (H.R. 7213), H9804–H9806 [10DE]

Remarks in Senate

Crime: make certain corrections relative to laws governing possession by a restricted person of biological agents or toxins (S. 2), S7820, S7821 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (H.R. 7213), S7822 [18DE]

Reports filed

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6198) (H. Rept. 115–923), H7940 [7SE]

Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2852), S3982 [18JN]

Texts of

H.R. 6198, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, H8113–H8115 [12SE]

H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, H8759–H8775 [25SE]

H.R. 7213, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act, H9804–H9806 [10DE]

H.R. 7328, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act, H10366–H10391 [20DE]

S. 2, Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act, S7821 [18DE]